Indian women's cricket vice-captain Smriti Mandhana recently found herself at the centre of an unnecessary online storm, not because of her game, but because of what she wore off the pitch. After ...
Suchandrima Bhowmik has written over 300 articles on various health conditions, medical news, and recent breakthroughs. Her work appears in several publications, including Medical News Today, ...
'Bigorexia' is on the rise. Here's what parents should know. Parents today are generally aware of mental health conditions ...
Up to 10 million Americans live with OCD, yet only one in six receive a correct diagnosis. As a result, 95% of people in the U.S. with OCD do not receive the most effective treatment, despite strong ...
Content warning: This story discusses eating disorders. Tom Daley is reflecting on swimming through uncharted waters. The former Olympic diver shared insight into the early days of his professional ...
A growing number of seemingly fit and disciplined gymgoers are developing dangerous fixations on muscularity. Muscle dysmorphia, also known as vigorexia or the Adonis complex, is emerging as a ...
Body dysmorphic disorder disproportionately impacts queer people like Nick Demos, whose new doc Body Electric aims to make a difference. 53 percent of LGBTQ+ adults experience anxiety around body ...
It was nothing, I told myself, doubled over in pain half a block from my Brooklyn apartment. Maybe I bruised a rib. Maybe I couldn’t catch my breath because I was panicking about it being more serious ...
Fueled by social media, more boys and men are turning to supplements like amino acids, creatine monohydrate, pre-workout drinks or powders, protein bars and whey protein product in an effort to bulk ...
A growing trend on TikTok is drawing serious concerns about harmful body standards, according to a mental health professional and eating disorder specialist in Maryland. The hashtag "SkinnyTok" ...
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, the eating disorder risk among college students has substantially increased by thirteen percent from 2013 to 2021. The "freshman fifteen" is the ...